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Shabbat Parshat Vayikra - Parshat Zachor
March 15-16, 2019/9 Adar II, 5779

Schedule

Kiddush

This week's Kiddush is sponsored by Becky and Shalom Bronstein on the occasion of the 46th yahrzeit of Shalom’s father, מנחם מנדל בן חיים , Melvin Bronstein. 

Please assist clean up captains: Schindel & Schlosberg/Siegel

Upcoming Kiddush Clean Up Schedule:  

3/23 Schlussel D/R & Schwell
3/30 Schneck & Shulman
4/6 Schwartz/Berger & Schwartz

Parents: you are responsible for making sure your children respect the shul and clean up after themselves.

This Week @ Netivot

Mazal Tov to Rachel and Shanan Cohen on the birth of a baby boy.

Thank you to Jesse Leon for organizing the blood drive.

Thank you to Steve Lebovitch for donating the pint for pint soup.

Thank you to Meg Rosenberg and Noah Rothblatt for organizing the raffle.

Thank you to Libi Michelson, dinner chair, and Gail Dukas, Shana Dworken, Miriam HaLevi, Debra Passner, Bonnie Rogovin, Meg Rosenberg, Noah Rothblatt, Pamela Scheininger, Marnina Stimmel on the committee for organizing the dinner.

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich will be joining Netivot Shalom as Scholar in Residence on Shabbat, March 16th. Among her accomplishments, Dr. Simkovich is the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, as well as a Core Faculty member of Drisha Institute.

She will be speaking on the following topics: 

1. Pre-musaf Dvar Torah - The Emerging Interest of Orthodox Leadership in Jewish-Christian Dialogue
2.  Following kiddush - Messianism and the Apocalypse: What Did Jews Write About After The Babylonian Exile?
3.  Between mincha and maariv - Sectarian Judaism and Common Judaism: What Made You a Jew in Second Temple Times? 

The program is being sponsored by the Abraham and Sheila Schlussel Adult Education Institute.

15th Annual Netivot Shalom Wine and Cheese Tasting Party

Come and join all your friends and fellow shul-goers on Saturday, March 16th at 9:00pm for an evening of revelry, libations, fermented grapes, and cheese.
Good friends, great music, and a chance to learn about, taste, and even buy a phenomenal selection of kosher wines from Israel and all over the globe, just in time for Pesach. We are fortunate to have Mendy Mark from FillerUp on hand to help everyone with their selection of wines at the lowest prices of the year.

This wonderful evening is also a fundraiser for the shul and all orders over $100 include free delivery.Only $10 per person, $18 per couple.
Please RSVP  before 5:00pm on Friday, March 15th.

If you are unable to attend the program and wish to order wine, you will be able to do so. Details to follow at a later date.

​​​​​​​Note wine orders must be paid in advance when the order is placed and only checks and cash are accepted.

Netivot Shalom invites you to participate in our annual Purim Mishloach Manot fundraiser ​​​​​​​. Your participation in this effort enables us to raise necessary funds for Netivot Shalom.  All of our members will receive mishloach manot and we look forward to reaching 100% participation in sponsorships this year.  We are once again offering two levels of sponsorship: Be a Court Jester for $50 per family or Humorous Harlequin for $75 per family. Sign up HERE .

Please join Netivot Shalom for a NYC screening of
The Sinless, a play by Judah Skoff. 

Wednesday, April 3rd at 7:30pm - followed by a talk back with Judah. 

Tickets and information on the play can be found at  www.thesinlessplay.com   
Use the discount code Teaneck19 for 20% off tickets.

Let us know if you are attending! The shul will help facilitate carpools if possible. 
Email us  after you purchase your tickets. 

Join our Yoetzet Tova Warburg Sinensky at a Shiur and Seudah Shlishit for women to learn about and debunk the top misconceptions and myths that we have about the laws and concepts of Taharat Hamishpacha.

"Conceptions, Misconceptions, Missed Conceptions"
Shabbat, April 6th, 4:00pm at the Jenkelowitz home, 66 Cherry Lane, Teaneck
Questions can be submitted at:  https://goo.gl/forms/FTYTTdu67PN34Ech1
   
Please RSVP for the event to  Pam Scheininger  .

This event is co-hosted by The Jewish Center of Teaneck and Netivot Shalom and The Teaneck Yoetzet Initiative. To sponsor this shiur or make a donation to the Yoetzet Initiative contact:   www.rinat.org/teaneckyoetzet . 

There will be a general board meeting and election of board members in June. Nominations are open for the following board positions: President, VP Operations,VP Programming, Treasurer, and two general board positions. If you are interested in serving on the board or wish to nominate someone, please contact any member of the Nominations Committee by April 30: Pam Scheininger, Katie Katz and Barry Herzog.

You can now support Netivot Shalom when shopping on Amazon though the Amazon Smile charity donation program. 

When shopping on Amazon use  THIS LINK  and the shul will receive a percentage of your purchases from the AmazonSmile program at no cost to you!

Tova Warburg Sinensky, our Yoetzet Halacha, can be reached at 201-655-2180 or at  teaneckyoetzet@gmail.com.

You can "like" and follow the Teaneck Yoetzet initiative Facebook page at  www.facebook.com/TeaneckYoetzet for resources from Tova and information on events.  

CSS

Thank you to Richard Goldberger, Naftali Goldsmith, David Montag, Josie Altzman, Ezra HaLevi, Jonathan Dauber on the CSS team for providing security over Shabbat.  

Youth

Purim Carnival and Mad Science 

Mad Science Show and Purim Carnival this Sunday!
For children ages 3-10. Come in costume!

Register HERE for the Purim Carnival Mad Science Show

Youth Kiddush

Sponsorships for a youth department Kiddush with special snacks are available for $36! Kiddush sponsorships are for children's birthday and special events (like a sports victory or school award) only. We continue to count on our adults to celebrate their accomplishments through sponsorship of shul-wide kiddush.  Click here to Sponsor . 

Thank You Youth Group Leaders

In Our Community  

Tammy Jacobowitz at the Jewish Center of Teaneck 

Time2Talk Substance Abuse Groups

We welcome any family member with a loved one suffering from addiction and substance abuse issues to our local support group, which meets every other Wednesday evening in Teaneck. The group is free of charge and is facilitated by clinicians specializing in addiction. For more information and the time/location of the meeting, please email:  Time2TalkAddiction@gmail.com . In addition, for information about vaping, marijuana, opioids, resources for treatment and education, and other important topics, please visit our website:  www.Time2TalkAddiction.org .  

Community Events 

For more detailed information, click HERE